Sports

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls are set to take baseball back to its roots in the form of the inaugural Rural Roots Baseball Classic game  in Oyen on Sunday afternoon. The Western Canadian Baseball League is wanting to recognize and pay  its homage to the league’s   history  [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Bulls won their fourth straight game after a 9-5 victory over the Energy City Cactus Rats on Friday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls got on the board first in their half of the first inning with two runs. With two on and nobody out, Carter Claerhout hit [...] Read More »

Graham Kelly  Inside the CFL Will the Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally show signs of age? Is Nathan Rourke the second coming of Russ Jackson? Can Trevor Harris stay out of sick bay for most of the season? Will a rookie head coach recapture Edmonton’s days of glory? Will Quick Six earn his oats this year? [...] Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald   The Catholic Central Cougars varsity baseball team dug in and found a way to comeback to defeat Medicine Hat’s  Monsignor McCoy Colts 14-7 and repeat as Alberta Premier Baseball League champions on Thursday night at Lloyd Nolan Yard. “ We’re blessed to be back in this spot and … [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge announced on Wednesday it is investing more than $1.2 million toward community projects aimed at creating  more inclusive, accessible and welcoming spaces. The money comes from the Make Your Mark and Community Capital Project Grant programming funding. Andrew Malcolm, general manager of Community Social Development, made the [...] Read More »

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Robert Lewandowski will no longer play for Poland while Michał Probierz remains head coach, the Barcelona striker said. The 36-year-old Poland captain, who has played a record 158 games for his country and is the leading scorer with 85 goals, cited tiredness from a La Liga title-winning season with Barcelona for [...] Read More »

Toronto Blue Jays (35-30, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-29, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (2-2, 3.67 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -114, Cardinals [...] Read More »

Athletics (26-41, fifth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (30-34, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Monday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (5-4, 4.66 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (1-5, 3.23 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series [...] Read More »

Atlanta Braves (27-37, fourth in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (35-31, third in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (3-4, 2.93 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Brewers: Aaron Civale (1-1, 5.19 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 14 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -175, Brewers +146; over/under is 7 1/2 [...] Read More »

Seattle Mariners (33-31, second in the AL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (31-34, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Emerson Hancock (2-2, 5.19 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (6-2, 3.43 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 72 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -168, Mariners +140; over/under is 9 1/2 [...] Read More »